#8E2021#8E2021

#8E2021 is a dark, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.146 H 25.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2021
RGB	rgb(142, 32, 33)
HSL	hsl(359, 63%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(359, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 76.8%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.57, 45.43, 28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.57, 53.39, 31.68°)
OKLab	oklab(42.76% 0.1315 0.0627)
OKLCH	oklch(42.76% 0.146 25.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9478, 6.8955, 2.1404)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2021 #208E8D

analogous

#8E2058 #8E2021 #8E5620

triadic

#8E2021 #218E20 #20218E

tetradic

#8E2021 #588E20 #208E8D #56208E

square

#8E2021 #588E20 #208E8D #56208E

split-complementary

#8E2021 #208E56 #20588E

monochromatic

#2A090A #5C1515 #8E2021 #C02B2D #D85152

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#8E2021 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#8E2021 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2021

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2021	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2021	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#413B20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D531D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9D0022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2021;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 32, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.146 25.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b7655c',
    500: '#8e2021',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2021;
$custom-light: #b7655c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2021",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.455,
    "s": 63.218,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42762,
    "c": 0.14573,
    "h": 25.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2021

secondary

#4FBBBA

accent

#E6E542

background

#FCF6F5

surface

#F8EBE9

border

#D1C6C5

text

#130604

muted

#827A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2021

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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